Stray Kids Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 9th Consecutive Time, Second Group in History After The Beatles

Group Stray Kids has set a monumental record by entering the U.S. Billboard main album chart at No. 1 for the 9th time in their career with their new mini album "THIS & THAT".

Billboard announced that Stray Kids' "THIS & THAT" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week of August 22.

Starting with "ODDINARY" in 2022, Stray Kids previously secured the title of the K-pop artist with the most No. 1 entries on the "Billboard 200" by consecutively placing 8 albums at the top, including "★★★★★ (5-STAR)", "ROCK-STAR", "KARMA", and "DO IT". With the 9th No. 1 debut of "THIS & THAT", they have broken their own record.

Billboard explained, "Stray Kids now hold the record for the second-most No. 1s on the 'Billboard 200' among groups, following The Beatles," adding that they are tied with The Rolling Stones.

The "Billboard 200" ranks albums based on "Album Units," which combine traditional physical album sales, streaming equivalent albums (SEA), and digital track equivalent albums (TEA).

"THIS & THAT" recorded 369,000 equivalent album units during the tracking week, which their agency, JYP Entertainment, stated is a 25% increase compared to their previous work.

Among them, physical album sales reached 357,000 copies, marking the highest weekly sales record in Stray Kids' career.

"THIS & THAT" is an album that captures a bold attitude and confidence to pursue what they want without being bound by frameworks, and features a total of 8 tracks, including the title track of the same name.

During a recent press conference for the new album's release, member Seungmin previously shared his thoughts on the expectations of achieving a 9th consecutive No. 1 debut on the "Billboard 200," saying, "Whenever we prepare an album, we always approach it with the mindset of doing our absolute best rather than focusing on the results. We hope that results fitting of that effort will follow, and that our music will reach STAY [the fandom] and listeners."
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